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Meet Johnny Boehner's 2014 Primary Challenger- Ohio Entrepreneur ERIC GURR
Reaganite Republican ^
| 04 February 2014
| Reaganite Republican
Posted on 02/04/2014 9:38:38 AM PST by Reaganite Republican
Lifelong Ohioan Eric Gurr -a 48-y.o. student of history who's campaigning as a 'Conservative Republican'- was born and raised in Hamilton, Ohio. He attended the University of Cincinnati, has been registered as Republican his entire adult life, and is currently the CEO of Best and Brightest inc. a computer consulting firm based in West Chester, Ohio.
He's married and has three children and two grandchildren, who all reside in Liberty Township. Ohio. Amusingly, Eric is a second cousin to
George Washington. (9x removed)...
And check him out on the issues: he's pro-life, anti-Obamacare, and against unhelpful foreign entanglements like Libya and Syria. And he's definitely no fan of Barack Obama.
As he told the Examiner,
"What prompted me to run was the realization that since 2008 Mr. Boehner had slowly pulled away from my views and what I thought was in the best interest of the nation long-term.
I was not in favor of the TARP programs and I still think our monetary policy is on the wrong track.
Syria was the tipping point. I thought that war with Syria was a terrible idea. Essentially it is a very high-risk proposition with little or nothing to be gained.
I also believe strongly that the immigration bill was a bad bill at the wrong time. It makes no sense at all to add to a workforce burdened by high unemployment and underemployment.
When I started putting all of these things together I realized that Speaker Boehner has just been in Washington too long. Publicly elected servants should serve a few terms and then leave lest they become forever detached from their constituents. Over time this leads to a moderation not only in positions and policy, but in passion for the fight. Inside that beltway, conservative values (both economically and socially) are seen as "extreme."
We as the base of the GOP have no desire nor need to apologize for these conservative principles as they have served the nation quite well for over 200 years."
Sounds good to me, and I although I don't live anywhere near Cincinnati, I will probably be kicking the guy a few bucks.
Mr Gurr has also written a few columns for RedState... you can check those out -here-
Two others have also filed to run in the Republican primary against John Boehner, but have yet to file the petitions that will put them on the ballot.
TOPICS: Government; History; Politics
KEYWORDS: boehner; challenger; conservative; ericgurr; ohio; primary; primaryboehner
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To: EricGurr
To: Reaganite Republican
The challenger appears to eschew the tanning salon.
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posted on
02/04/2014 9:42:46 AM PST
by
Paladin2
To: Reaganite Republican
Support FReeper Eric Gurr to oust John Boehner in OH-8
Also, press your Representative to NOT support Boehner for Speaker - or Cantor, either!
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posted on
02/04/2014 9:44:13 AM PST
by
Paine in the Neck
(Socialism consumes everything)
To: Reaganite Republican
"although I don't live anywhere near Cincinnati,"
I think Boner's district is well to the NW of Cinci.
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posted on
02/04/2014 9:44:17 AM PST
by
Paladin2
To: Reaganite Republican
That’s a real nice interview. Mr Gurr gets the important issues out there, simply and to the point. He seems well versed about the issues constitutional conservatives care about....how refreshing.
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posted on
02/04/2014 9:47:15 AM PST
by
grania
To: Reaganite Republican
Time for Bonehead to go ... straight to the detritus pile of History, the quisling snake.
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posted on
02/04/2014 9:48:08 AM PST
by
MHGinTN
(Being deceived can be cured.)
To: Paine in the Neck
To: Reaganite Republican
Nice... I like his campaign picture and banner. I sure hope he’s able to do this!
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posted on
02/04/2014 9:52:54 AM PST
by
Irenic
(The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheelbarrow)
To: Irenic
Seems like a pretty decent candidate at first glance!
To: Reaganite Republican
ABBB - Any Body But Boehner. John Boehner is one of the reasons I no longer am a Republican after 50 years of voting Republican.
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posted on
02/04/2014 9:59:10 AM PST
by
CdMGuy
To: CdMGuy
Don’t quit the party, just quit the RINOS, we still want you involved with Conservative campaigns.
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posted on
02/04/2014 10:01:04 AM PST
by
JSDude1
(Defeat Hagan, elect a Constutional Conservative: Dr. Greg Brannon!)
To: Reaganite Republican
God bless him. I wish him well.
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posted on
02/04/2014 10:04:11 AM PST
by
ZULU
(Magua is sitting in the Oval Office. Ted Cruz/Phil Robertson in 2016.)
To: Reaganite Republican; stuckinohio
You know he’s a FReeper, right?
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posted on
02/04/2014 10:07:33 AM PST
by
txhurl
To: Reaganite Republican
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posted on
02/04/2014 10:10:42 AM PST
by
Hostage
(ARTICLE V)
To: All
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posted on
02/04/2014 10:12:24 AM PST
by
Irenic
(The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheelbarrow)
To: Reaganite Republican
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posted on
02/04/2014 10:20:00 AM PST
by
Travis McGee
(www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
To: txhurl
I got the stuckinohio changed to my real name. And yes, I’m a Freeper and have been for some time.
I did an interview this morning on the Doc Thompson show (Blaze Radio) it was quick but I thought it went pretty well.
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posted on
02/04/2014 10:23:22 AM PST
by
EricGurr
To: EricGurr
Great to have you with us, Eric! You have a huge tsunami of support ready to sweep you into office.
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posted on
02/04/2014 10:25:25 AM PST
by
txhurl
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